que estabas

that you were

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that you were The meaning of “que” depends on the sentence; here it introduces what someone said, knew, or regretted. “Estabas” means “you were” when speaking informally to one person.
SP: Dijo que estabas en casa.
EN: He said that you were at home.

Lo que me molesta es lo seguro que estabas antes de la recreación.

What bothers me is how sure you were before the recreation.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Se ve que estabas hambriento.

It looks like you were hungry.

— Suzume (2022)

Me contaron que estabas enfermo y por eso no fuiste.

I was told you were sick and that's why you didn't come.

El relato era tan vivo que sentías que estabas ahí mismo.

The story was so vivid that you felt like you were right there.

Ese bastardo le dijo a Sanpo que estabas en la fábrica de algodón.

That bastard told Sanpo you were at the cotton mill.

— Ip Man (2008)

Me arrepiento de haber dicho que estabas equivocado.

I regret saying you were wrong.

Me extrañó que dijeras que estabas enamorado de ella.

I was surprised that you said you were in love with her.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Si hubiera sabido que estabas enferma, te hubiera visitado en el hospital.

If I had known you were sick, I would have visited you in the hospital.

Ya me parecía que estabas triste.

I already suspected you were sad.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

¿Por qué no nos contaste que estabas embarazada?

Why didn’t you tell us you were pregnant?

Cómo que estabas allí?

What do you mean, you were there?

— Escondido (2005)

Si hubiera sabido que estabas enfermo, te hubiera visitado en el hospital.

If I had known you were sick, I would have visited you in the hospital.

¿Por qué no me avisaste que estabas en Nueva York?

Why didn’t you tell me you were in New York?